diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
index c99ce0692..6b4baa981 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
@@ -17,23 +17,23 @@ class Api::V1::BaseController < ApplicationController
     {:page => params[:page], :per_page => per_page}
   end
 
-  def render_json_response(message, status = 200)
-    id = status != 200 ? nil : @subject.id
+  def render_json_response(subject, message, status = 200)
+    id = status != 200 ? nil : subject.id
 
     render :json => {
-      @subject.class.name.downcase.to_sym => {
+      subject.class.name.downcase.to_sym => {
         :id => id,
         :message => message
       }
     }.to_json, :status => status
   end
 
-  def render_validation_error(message)
-    errors = @subject.errors.full_messages.join('. ')
+  def render_validation_error(subject, message)
+    errors = subject.errors.full_messages.join('. ')
     if errors.present?
       message << '. ' << errors
     end
-    render_json_response(message, 422)
+    render_json_response(subject, message, 422)
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb
index c1ad76ece..ff37d009a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ class Api::V1::PlatformsController < Api::V1::BaseController
   skip_before_filter :authenticate_user!, :only => [:show, :platforms_for_build, :members] if APP_CONFIG['anonymous_access']
 
   load_and_authorize_resource
-  before_filter :set_subject, :except => [:index, :platforms_for_build, :show, :members]
 
   def index
     @platforms = @platforms.accessible_by(current_ability, :related).
@@ -24,9 +23,9 @@ class Api::V1::PlatformsController < Api::V1::BaseController
     owner = User.where(:id => platform_params[:owner_id]).first
     @platform.owner = owner || get_owner
     if @platform.save
-      render_json_response 'Platform has been created successfully'
+      render_json_response @platform, 'Platform has been created successfully'
     else
-      render_validation_error 'Platform has not been created'
+      render_validation_error @platform, 'Platform has not been created'
     end
   end
 
@@ -35,9 +34,9 @@ class Api::V1::PlatformsController < Api::V1::BaseController
     owner = User.where(:id => platform_params[:owner_id]).first
     platform_params[:owner] = owner if owner
     if @platform.update_attributes(platform_params)
-      render_json_response 'Platform has been updated successfully'
+      render_json_response @platform, 'Platform has been updated successfully'
     else
-      render_validation_error 'Platform has not been updated'
+      render_validation_error @platform, 'Platform has not been updated'
     end
   end
 
@@ -47,17 +46,17 @@ class Api::V1::PlatformsController < Api::V1::BaseController
 
   def add_member
     if member.present? && @platform.add_member(member)
-      render_json_response "#{member.class.to_s} '#{member.id}' has been added to platform successfully"
+      render_json_response @platform, "#{member.class.to_s} '#{member.id}' has been added to platform successfully"
     else
-      render_validation_error 'Member has not been added to platform'
+      render_validation_error @platform, 'Member has not been added to platform'
     end
   end
 
   def remove_member
     if member.present? && @platform.remove_member(member)
-      render_json_response "#{member.class.to_s} '#{member.id}' has been removed from platform successfully"
+      render_json_response @platform, "#{member.class.to_s} '#{member.id}' has been removed from platform successfully"
     else
-      render_validation_error 'Member has not been removed from platform'
+      render_validation_error @platform, 'Member has not been removed from platform'
     end
   end
 
@@ -66,20 +65,20 @@ class Api::V1::PlatformsController < Api::V1::BaseController
     platform_params[:owner] = current_user
     @cloned = @platform.full_clone(platform_params)
     if @cloned.persisted?
-      render_json_response 'Platform has been cloned successfully'
+      render_json_response @platform, 'Platform has been cloned successfully'
     else
-      render_validation_error 'Platform has not been cloned'
+      render_validation_error @platform, 'Platform has not been cloned'
     end
   end
 
   def clear
     @platform.clear
-    render_json_response 'Platform has been cleared successfully'
+    render_json_response @platform, 'Platform has been cleared successfully'
   end
 
   def destroy
     @platform.destroy # later with resque
-    render_json_response 'Platform has been destroyed successfully'
+    render_json_response @platform, 'Platform has been destroyed successfully'
   end
 
   private
@@ -95,8 +94,4 @@ class Api::V1::PlatformsController < Api::V1::BaseController
     @member ||= ''
   end
 
-  def set_subject
-    @subject = @platform
-  end
-
 end